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J. Craig Venter Institute

In research, J. Craig Venter Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,551 of 14,347 worldwide), Molecular Biology (#613 of 4,961 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#990 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,481
of 28,054 · #3,812 all time
Rank in United States
#1,874
of 4,192
Research works
810
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
105k
129.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is J. Craig Venter Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #1,551 of 14,347 42.9%452
Molecular BiologySubfield #613 of 4,961 41.7%247
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #990 of 7,814 40.4%338
Physical SciencesDomain #8,888 of 21,541 41.6%178
MedicineField #7,491 of 17,978 41.4%153
Health SciencesDomain #8,531 of 20,462 42.9%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where J. Craig Venter Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.14× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Craig Venter, Scott N. Peterson and Ewen F. Kirkness lead among researchers whose main affiliation is J. Craig Venter Institute.

  1. 1 J. Craig Venter United States · #27,262 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Scott N. Peterson United States · #128,677 worldwide 495 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Ewen F. Kirkness United States · #195,782 worldwide 488 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Dodson United States · #215,539 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
  5. 5 William C. Nierman United States · #224,497 worldwide 141 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Shibu Yooseph United States · #298,355 worldwide 167 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Christopher L. Dupont United States · #324,235 worldwide 137 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 John I. Glass United States · #334,772 worldwide 95 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Derrick E. Fouts United States · #427,340 worldwide 152 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Christopher D. Town United States · #475,052 worldwide 126 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute

Which keywords describe research at J. Craig Venter Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Phylogenetic Analysis, Genomics, Bacterial Diversity, Microbial Ecology and Metagenomics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology12▲ 4.1×47 topics
  2. Vaccine6▲ 19×9 topics
  3. Pathogenesis4▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Genomics4▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Bacterial Diversity3▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Metagenomics3▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Microbial Ecology3▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Immune Response3▲ 8.2×10 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 12×8 topics
  11. RNA-Seq3▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  13. Virus3▲ 42×2 topics
  14. genome annotation3▲ 61×1 topic
  15. sequence alignment3▲ 61×1 topic
  16. SARS-CoV-23▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Evolution3▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Microbiome3▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Pandemic3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  20. Coronavirus2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Bacteriophage2▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Ecology2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Marine2▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Marine Microbes2▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Vaccine Development2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Microbial Communities2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Immunity2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Virulence Factors2▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Mutation2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 33×3 topics
  34. Synthetic Biology2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Viral Transmission2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. antibody2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. spike protein2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does J. Craig Venter Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…2Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…1RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…1Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…1Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyInfectious DiseasesOceanography1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has J. Craig Venter Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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